New York, United States of America – 6 November 2025 – Her Excellency Ms. Natasha Meli Daudey, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta to the United Nations in New York, presented the original of her credentials to Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), as the Permanent Representative of Malta to the ISA during a ceremony held at the ISA Liaison Office in New York on 6 November 2025.
Category: Announcement
Four States strengthen support for the legal framework of the International Seabed Authority in 2025
Kingston, Jamaica – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) welcomes Belize, Chad and Ecuador as the newest Parties to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority in 2025. Ecuador deposited its instrument of accession on 31 July 2025, followed by Belize and Chad on 13 October 2025.
ISA announces the seventh call for applications on its Deep Dive e-learning platform
Kingston, Jamaica – 04 November 2025 – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting interested candidates to apply to the sixth cohort of the Deep Dive programme until 30 November 2025.
Operations of the ISA Secretariat to be impaired by Hurricane Melissa
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 October 2025 — The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) would like to inform all ISA Members States and Observers, as well as all other stakeholders, that the operations of the Secretariat in Kingston may be impaired for the next 24 to 48 hours due to the landfall of Hurricane Melissa.
The Kingdom of Bahrain sponsors Impossible Metals to apply for a deep-sea mining exploration contract in international waters
Kingston, Jamaica – 8 September 2025 – On 8 September 2025, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) received an application for approval of a plan of work for the exploration of polymetallic nodules from Impossible Metals Bahrain, sponsored by the Kingdom of Bahrain.
ISA announces the call for applications for the inaugural African Academy for Deep Sea Diplomacy
African Academy for Deep Sea Diplomacy
ISA announces the sixth call for applications on its Deep Dive e-learning platform
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting interested candidates to apply to the sixth cohort of the Deep Dive programme until 15 August 2025.
Message on the passing of Mr. Harald Brekke
It is with great sadness that the International Seabed Authority (ISA) received the news of the unexpected passing of Mr. Harald Brekke on 11 May 2025. Mr. Brekke’s passing is a profound loss to the ISA community. On behalf of ISA, Madam Secretary-General conveys her deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Brekke and the Government of Norway.
Applications are now open for the ISA-Ifremer Meioscool postdoctoral fellowship in cybertaxonomy
Applications are now open for the ISA-Ifremer Meioscool postdoctoral fellowship in cybertaxonomy with L’Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer) for candidates from developing States Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
